Humanities for All Times

Humanities for All Times is sponsored by Mellon Foundation. This initiative awards grants to institutions to demonstrate the power of the humanities in addressing societal challenges.

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From history and religion to philosophy and African American studies, the humanities broadly influence our social systems. Although around 90% of Americans believe the humanities help people understand others whose lives are different from their own, the last decade has seen a sharp decline in undergraduate humanities study and degree receipt.

At Mellon, we believe a humanities-based education provides tools for future visionaries and the next generation of social justice leaders. The Humanities for All Times initiative supports the power of the humanities—not just to improve the quality of students’ lives, but to drive distinctive analytical projects that enable learners to diagnose and act on the hindrances to our achieving a fully just society.

Program Director, Higher Learning “Humanities for All Times aims to help students recognize that imagination itself, which is one of the primary foci of humanities inquiry, is essential to effective social justice work. ” Launched in 2021, Humanities for All Times supports the development of new humanities-based curricular and community projects at liberal arts colleges across the US.

The projects connect liberal arts education directly to students’ real-world commitments to social justice and civic and community engagement, whether by pairing classroom study with work beyond the institution, or by developing curricula in partnership with community-based organizations. Taken together, the projects strengthen the humanities overall by engaging more students in humanities coursework.

Humanities for All Times affords liberal arts colleges the opportunity to redefine their relevance as sites of innovative teaching, ideas, and community engagement, thereby attracting students who are committed to social change and seek diverse and dynamic learning environments. New Initiative Supports Liberal Arts Colleges Providing Social Justice-Oriented Offerings Where Can a PhD Take You?

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